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My baby Dyson is cute art inspiration!

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Compromise has a negative connotation, but finding middle ground helped to revive one of my passions: painting. I graduated from college with an art degree, but I have not made any art in awhile. I have been thinking about painting lately, but there are many reasons as to why I have put it off. It is a hassle to set up an easel, get paints out, and find the space to create. So, I got an iPad and all those problems were solved.

My iPad acts as a digital canvas, there are very few limitations, and most importantly, no mess. I used my new found medium to combine what I know with what I love, and created a portrait of my dog, Dyson. My artwork allowed me to show off his best attributes: a fluffy coat and happy face.

I do not know if this will be a sustainable medium for me. I have to relearn a new surface, a new set of tools, and a new way of working. I am hoping one of the millions of ProCreate YouTube videos will help me spread up this process, but only time will tell.

Playtime with my new Xmas gift

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Some things never get old, even as you grow up. Getting excited about Christmas gifts is one of those things. I have always been an artist. When I received an iPad this year, it allowed me to find that part of myself again.

The first thing I did was download Procreate. Just like a kid who has been given a new toy, I did not really read any instructions, I went straight to trying things out for myself. I played with textures, movement, and colors which led to freeform creating. The final product was a doodled winter scene brought to life with nature in navy blue, and a peach colored background with pops of mint green. It was the perfect representation of all the creativity that was happening on that cold, winter day.

Learning to Draw on iPad

Learning to draw on iPad feels like borrowing a little quiet from the day. The tools are digital, but the habit is old: sit down, look closely, try a line, try again.

The image shows a person curled into a couch with an iPad, focused on an open canvas—small, intent, private. It has that soft, end-of-afternoon mood where nothing needs to happen except the next stroke. You can almost hear the room settling.

With the iPad, practice becomes gentler. Mistakes don’t leave a smudge on the page; they disappear with a tap. That can make you brave. You test shapes, adjust the brush, nudge the line until it begins to match what you meant. And slowly, the screen stops feeling like a device and starts feeling like a sketchbook you can carry anywhere.

If you’re learning, keep the sessions short and honest. Draw what’s near you. Repeat the same subject on different days. Notice how your hand changes when you’re tired, or when you’re calm. The point isn’t to make a perfect drawing—it’s to return, and let your eyes get better at seeing.

Over time, the iPad doesn’t replace the feeling of drawing. It simply gives you another doorway into it.